Each year, Super Lawyers surveys the State’s attorneys and judges, seeking the State’s top attorneys. The lists for 2017 were recently published and, once again, a large number of our attorneys are included thereon. Dean Laing was named one of the Top 10 attorneys in Wisconsin for the third time. He was also named one of the Top […]

Effective January 1, 2018, Attorney Steve Slawinski was elected to the Board of Directors for the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin. Throughout the country, the ABC is an effective force in business development, education, labor relations, and legislation. The ABC actively promotes merit, or performance-based construction. For 30 years, Steve has represented his clients […]

The spirit of the holiday season is upon us once again and the attorneys and staff at O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing wanted to do something special for our community. For our annual holiday donation OCHDL collected 521 pounds of food for the Hunger Task Force. The Hunger Task Force provides a safety net […]

Employer sponsors of nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans, as well as the executives and other service providers, who benefit from them, can breathe a sigh of relief. The ability to reward and retain key employees with incentive and compensation plans that provide a current opportunity to earn a payment to be provided (and taxed) in […]

Attorney Carl Holborn gave a presentation on advanced estate planning concepts at the 19th Annual Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Tax and Charitable Planning Conference. Carl assists individuals, executives, professionals, and business owners with estate and business planning, as well as trust and probate administration. He also specializes in estate, gift, and income taxation. Carl is […]

Attorney Kelly M. Spott, a graduate of Marquette University Law School, has recently joined the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil Cannon Previously Kelly was an Advanced Planning Attorney at Northwestern Mutual. Kelly is a member of the Business Law and Tax and Succession Planning Groups. She assists clients with estate planning, probate, trust administration and inheritance litigation. […]

Newsletter Article Highlights: 401(k) Plan Errors Cost Sellers of Company Nearly $200,000 Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects “Worthless” Subway Class Action Settlement Avoiding Pitfalls When Adding Sweat Equity Members in an LLC It’s Time to Amend 403(b) Retirement Plan Documents! Pleased to Announce: OCHDL Welcomes New Attorney Nicholas G. Chmurski Congratulations to Our Attorneys […]

Buried in IRS guidance issued on November 2 is news that the IRS will soon be issuing notices to employers of potential ACA taxes. While the ACA employer payments are widely referred to as “penalties,” they are actually “assessable payments” in the form an excise tax. Specifically, the IRS has announced that applicable large employers […]

During arbitration, evidence and testimony are presented at a formal arbitration hearing. Discovery may occur before then, but its scope usually is limited by the parties’ agreement or the arbitrator rules. After the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator issues a decision, known as an “award.” Arbitration may be binding or non-binding. Most arbitrations held in the […]

In a recent article previewed in the InsideTrack, a bi-weekly newsletter by the State Bar of Wisconsin, Seth E. Dizard was featured as a 2017 Wisconsin Legal Innovator. The article will be featured as the cover story of the November Edition of the Wisconsin Lawyer.  Read the full article here to learn more about this prestigious recognition. Attorney Dizard is the head […]

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